“With the capabilities and features of the C 446, the listener is not restricted by any means,” says Greg Stidsen, NAD’s director of technology and product planning. “The C 446 is able to stream music collections from all networked devices using Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) and DLNA standards. The UPnP Digital Audio Renderer (DAR) technology allows the user to browse, create playlists, and change songs from anywhere in the home using a range of network devices.”

Other features include built-in Wi-Fi, USB playback, an RS-232 port, and support for cloud music services. NAD also offers an iPod/iPhone playback option, via the add-on IPD 2 Dock.